This is floating point rounding causing you hassles. Read this for more info: http://docs.sun.com/source/806-3568/ncg_goldberg.html (that gest very technical though :) )
On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 10:01, Raja Iskandar Shah <[email protected]> wrote: > guys, need some help testing this out > > taufiq has detected a bug involving a plus minus operations that should > result in zero but does not ! > > try the following in openoffice calc, ms excel, javascript, google calc > > =161001.165-100000.009-60000.7-1000.456 // will not return zero > > =161001.165+(-100000.009-60000.7-1000.456) // this does > > =((161001.165-100000.009)-60000.7)-1000.456 // and this not > > read the test case : > http://software.krimnet.com/cpu-precision-bug-plus-minus-operation.htm#comment-491 > > so far we have tested on intel atom, intel core2, intel xeon > > need to see if the same problem happens on amd cpu > > > -- > Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ > > Facebook Fan page > > http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 > > http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en -- Walter Heck Founder @ OlinData (http://olindata.com) -- Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ Facebook Fan page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en
